AlgorithmWatch – NGO for Algorithmic Accountability and AI Ethics

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AlgorithmWatch is a prominent European civil society voice on AI accountability; useful for tracking NGO perspectives on AI governance, EU regulation, and near-term harms as a counterpoint to safety-focused longtermist discourse.

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AlgorithmWatch is a Berlin/Zurich-based NGO that investigates the societal impact of algorithms and AI, focusing on justice, human rights, democracy, and sustainability. It publishes research, position papers, and investigative reporting on topics such as AI discrimination, platform accountability, and the risks of generative AI. The organization advocates for regulatory frameworks and responsible AI use over speculative AGI narratives.

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•Publishes investigative research and guidelines on responsible use of generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
•Advocates for algorithmic accountability grounded in present harms (discrimination, rights violations) rather than speculative longtermist or AGI framings.
•Critiques platforms like X for enabling AI-generated non-consensual sexual imagery and calls on EU regulators to enforce the Digital Services Act.
•Explicitly positions against both uncritical AI optimism and existential-risk framings, arguing real accountability questions are being sidelined.
•Provides public-facing policy analysis and civil society perspectives on AI governance in the EU and globally.

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**AlgorithmWatch** is a non-governmental, non-profit organization based in Berlin and Zurich. We fight for a world where algorithms and Artificial Intelligence (AI) do not weaken justice, human rights, democracy, and sustainability but strengthen them.

#### [Publication](https://algorithmwatch.org/en/publications)

#### January 14, 2026

# AlgorithmWatch’s guidelines to use generative AI responsibly

Whether you use ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini, Copilot or Perplexity – generative AI poses massive problems: many results are inaccurate and politically problematic, the systems’ energy and water consumption is enormous. At the same time, they have become an integral part of everyday life. AlgorithmWatch has developed guidelines to help use generative AI responsibly.

#### [Read more](https://algorithmwatch.org/en/generative-ai-guideline/)

#### [Auf Deutsch lesen](https://algorithmwatch.org/de/generative-ki-richtlinie/)

![](https://algorithmwatch.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2560px_HannaBarakat-ArchivalImages-of-AI-AIxDESIGNTextilesand-Tech-1-2560x1778-1-2200.png)

[Hanna Barakat](https://algorithmwatch.org/en/www.hbarakat.com) & [Archival Images of AI + AIxDESIGN](https://aixdesign.co/posts/archival-images-of-ai) / [Textiles and Tech 1](https://betterimagesofai.org/images?artist=HannaBarakat&title=TextilesandTech1) / [Licenced by CC-BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

#### [Blog](https://algorithmwatch.org/en/blog)

#### January 8, 2026

#### [\#discrimination](https://algorithmwatch.org/en/hashtag/discrimination/) [\#dsa](https://algorithmwatch.org/en/hashtag/dsa/) [\#eu](https://algorithmwatch.org/en/hashtag/eu/) [\#platforms](https://algorithmwatch.org/en/hashtag/platforms/)

# Sexualized images on X: What we are doing to stop them and what we expect from the EU

X’s Grok chatbot is the focus of yet another scandal after generating pictures of real people in bikinis, without their consent, including children. But the problem of AI-generated sexual images without consent on X goes much further than Grok — and X blocked our research to address the problem. The EU Commission needs to step up their game to protect people from this kind of violence.

#### [Read more](https://algorithmwatch.org/en/sexualized-images-on-x/)

#### [Auf Deutsch lesen](https://algorithmwatch.org/de/sexualisierte-deepfakes-auf-x/)

![The collage shows 4 archival images of women. In these of the images, the women are nude. There is also one portrait of a woman with yellow shapes and bounding boxes on her face.](https://algorithmwatch.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/DominikaCupkova-ArchivalImages-of-AI-AIxDESIGN19thCentury-Shallowfake-P0rn-1280x720-1.png)

[Dominika Čupková](https://thedominica.notion.site/) & [Archival Images of AI + AIxDESIGN](https://aixdesign.co/posts/archival-images-of-ai) / [19th Century Shallowfake P0rn](https://betterimagesofai.org/images?artist=Dominika%C4%8Cupkov%C3%A1&title=19thCenturyShallowfakeP0rn) / [Licenced by CC-BY 4.

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